Rooftop Redo, Sun on the Scars

Lyrics

Rooftop, six a.m., tar paper cold
Same spot I came to when I thought I'd fold
Bridges that I burned, I can still smell the smoke
But the sun's coming up and it ain't a joke
I wrote a hundred apologies, sent just a few
Learned that sorry's just a start, then you do
The work in the dark when nobody's near
Now the dawn on my face says I'm still here

Sun on the scars, light on the roof
Second chance rising, and I'm the proof
Sun on the scars, let it come through
Everything I broke, I'm building it new
Same old skyline, different view
Sun on the scars, I'm walking through

Called my brother after three years of quiet
He said, where you been, I said, fighting
Not with you, with the man in the glass
Now we're laughing on the phone like the years didn't pass
Mama's got a candle in the window tonight
Said, son, there's room in the morning light
I took the stairs down slow, one step then two
Learned that coming back takes the most guts to do

Sun on the scars, light on the roof
Second chance rising, and I'm the proof
Sun on the scars, let it come through
Everything I broke, I'm building it new
Same old skyline, different view
Sun on the scars, I'm walking through

Now I'm back on the block with my notebook open
Verses full of mercy that I never could spoke in
Hard 808s but the heart's turned gentle
Sunrise on the city, that's the sentimental
If you're up there too, on your own tar roof
Hold on one more hour, I got proof

Forgiveness ain't a lightning bolt
It's a slow burn, a gentle jolt
It's the coffee and the cold and the quiet start
It's a new day beating in your heart

Sun on the scars, light on the roof
Second chance rising, and I'm the proof
Sun on the scars, let it come through
Everything I broke, I'm building it new
Same old skyline, different view
Sun on the scars, I'm walking through

Sun on the scars
I'm walking through